Many provinces and cities usher in the "first exam" after the reform of the college entrance examination, and the value of voluntary service agencies has skyrocketed
Is it reliable to spend money to fill in the volunteers?
The eight provinces and cities that are the third batch of new college entrance examination reform pilots this year ushered in the "first exam", and the voluntary filing also adopted a new model, which is divided into two types: "academic professional group" and "professional (category) + college".
Among them, Jiangsu and Fujian can apply for 40 volunteers, Hunan, Hubei, and Guangdong have 45, Chongqing and Hebei have 96, and Liaoning has as many as 112.
Due to the low reference value of the data submitted by volunteers in previous years, some anxious and confused candidates and parents turned to service agencies for help.
A reporter from the Workers’ Daily learned that voluntary reporting service agencies can indeed help many families save time and relieve anxiety by integrating college information and admission rules.
At the same time, some institutions also have phenomena such as inflated prices, outdated data, and exaggerated publicity.
Reforms generate demand
"Buy now at a discounted price of 600 yuan, and adjust the price to 700 yuan on June 15th, and return to the original price of 898 after the distribution." In the parent exchange group of an organization, the customer service is screaming for a voluntary reporting system, claiming to include etc. The efficiency score and estimated ranking accuracy rate are the first in the industry.
From a few hundred yuan of smart software, to thousands of yuan of one-to-one customization, and even tens of thousands of yuan of senior expert guidance... As the time for the announcement of college entrance examination results approaches, voluntary reporting service agencies have successively launched a variety of service projects.
Since the pre-sale of Tmall 618, the consumption reported by the college entrance examination has increased by more than 2000%.
According to the data from the company check, there were 558 newly registered companies in this industry in 2020, an increase of 77.1% year-on-year, and 301 new registrations in the first May of this year, an increase of 90.5% year-on-year.
"We are implementing '3+1+2' for the first year, and the previous experience is useless. Reporting for volunteers is also crossing the river by feeling the stones, and many people turn to service agencies to buy peace of mind." Candidates from Liaoning said frankly. .
The reporter found that the quotations of service agencies are not unified nationwide, but are determined based on the specific conditions of each province.
According to a customer service agency, the one-to-one charge in Beijing is 3980 yuan, and Liaoning is 4980 yuan. The plan can be adjusted once, and there is no time limit for communication before points are released.
"We set prices based on the difficulty of reporting and the number of volunteers."
A parent of a candidate in Hebei told reporters that he purchased expert guidance services worth 12,800 yuan.
"My child is studying at an intermediate level. There are too many schools in this period, and I can't study it at all."
Liang Tingfu, an associate researcher at the Institute of Political Development and Government Management of Peking University, said that the advantage of voluntary reporting service agencies is that they have a full understanding of the new college entrance examination policies, admission rules, and professional breakdowns. Candidates and parents can use this as a reference, but in the specific reporting process In middle school, candidates should also decide according to their own situation.
Mixed market
Is it reliable to apply for a service agency?
Xiaozhou from Beijing took the college entrance examination last year. Although he bought the volunteer service, he finally did not adopt the agency’s plan under consideration. “The service agency is too conservative in actual operation. The goal is to ensure that you have school and parents don’t bother. ."
"You can't put your destiny in the hands of others." Xiaozhou sighed. There are examples of misleading institutions around him. "I played supernormally at the same table, 20 points higher than me, but the volunteer report was too low, and finally followed me. Schools of the same level."
In addition, the qualifications of some practitioners cannot withstand scrutiny.
A staff member of an organization said that one-on-one teachers have more than 8 years of experience, while the organization has only been established for 3 years.
In addition to providing voluntary reporting services, training volunteer planners is also its main business.
"Offline intensive study for 4 days, the president personally trains, the total cost is only 6,980 yuan, you can get the college entrance examination volunteer planner (senior) certificate." The person in charge, Mr. Zhao, told reporters.
Mr. Gao from Inner Mongolia is a franchisee of a voluntary reporting agency. He revealed that many parents report that the data of the AI system is outdated or even wrong, and the reporting results are not as reliable as some free systems on the market.
"After I asked for a refund, the other party started to entangle. They didn't allow franchisees to communicate in the group. Later I found that many people were deceived."
"Filling a volunteer is a personalized service." Xiong Bingqi, dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, believes that a common system cannot solve the problem of individuality.
“Some institutions rely too much on big data and use scores as the only indicator for screening schools and majors. The rapid expansion of the industry has also created a gap in consultants, and the qualifications of practitioners are uneven.”
Be careful when applying
It is reported that Beijing will announce the results of the college entrance examination on June 25, and the first application for undergraduate volunteers will be from June 27 to July 1.
How to apply for a good volunteer?
Many high school teachers said that seeking help from service agencies is only one way, and the most important thing is to know yourself.
The trends they infer based on historical data can only be used as a reference.
Filling in a volunteer is the starting point for career planning, and it should be a careful decision made by students and their families after careful consideration.
"College entrance examination students, voluntary examination parents" has a long history.
Liang Tingfu said: "Many students are at a loss as to what their undergraduate studies and what they will do in the future. Many parents use work experience and social connections to delineate majors and colleges for their children, and children often do not like to learn."
Regarding the problems exposed by the industry, Xiong Bingqi believes that relevant departments should strengthen supervision, improve market access mechanisms, crack down on illegal activities such as price hikes, and purify the industry ecology.
The industry must also strengthen self-discipline and jointly maintain the healthy development of the industry.
It is necessary to understand the admission rules and the characteristics of the institution, but also to listen to the personality and interests of the students and provide personalized guidance.
Service agencies should rely on professionalism and not engage in anxiety marketing.
Chen Xi